Plastic surgeon Dr Benjamin Wabwire explains the current landscape of clinical weight management and why deeper scrutiny is ...

But as the popularity of Ozempic and its alternatives grows, questions arise about its safety, sustainability and whether celebrity endorsements are fuelling unrealistic expectations. Even more ...

Tesla chief Elon Musk dubbed himself “Ozempic Santa” in an X post on Christmas Day, marking the tech billionaire’s latest show of support for weight-loss drugs as he has pushed for making ...

Since hitting the scene, GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have taken ... which has been fueled by celebrity endorsements and online influencers. Surveys show that roughly one in eight ...

Additionally, the widespread influence of social media and celebrity endorsements has amplified their visibility,” she told Arabian Business. Real Housewives of Dubai star Caroline Stanbury addressed ...

Once used exclusively for managing diabetes, celebrities' use of weight loss medications Ozempic, Mounjaro and ... there's a financial incentive to their endorsements or they're just trying ...

Celebrity endorsements and social media buzz surrounding these medications have also caused their popularity to skyrocket. Last fall, Novo Nordisk, the company behind Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus ...

Ozempic has taken the media and public opinion by storm. Hailed by medical studies as a game changer in America’s war on obesity, and buoyed by a host of celebrity endorsements, the antidiabetic drug ...

Celebrity sites allege that many more A-listers ... A medication called semaglutide, which is sold under different brand names, including Ozempic, approved in 2017 for treating type 2 diabetes ...

Some consumers are taking smaller than standard doses of GLP-1s—the popular class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs that include Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound—or spacing out doses longer than ...

But in the beginning, before the celebrity endorsements and the think pieces ... The discovery of this hormone paved the way for Ozempic, making the Gila monster an enormously profitable gift ...